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Fricke0 <i>Raja mauritaniensis</i>: a replacement name for <i>Raja africana</i> Capapé, 1977 (Rajiformes: Rajidae), a junior homonym of <i>Raja africana</i> Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae). Zootaxa 4970(2):399-400. (Ref. 124211) FB-pic-8923-18780 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 1998-12-20 2010-07-09 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8923 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Raafr_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Raafr_u0.gif FB-GeneralDescr-8923 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1994-03-04 00:00:00 2021-06-30 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8923 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Found in shelf and slope waters, depending on seasonal lower bottom water temperatures. Feeds on crustaceans and bony fishes (Ref. 3167). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205). White, W.T. and R. Fricke 2021 <i>Raja mauritaniensis</i>: a replacement name for <i>Raja africana</i> Capapé, 1977 (Rajiformes: Rajidae), a junior homonym of <i>Raja africana</i> Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae). Zootaxa 4970(2):399-400. (Ref. 124211) FB-Distribution-8923 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1994-03-04 00:00:00 2021-06-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8923 Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania and the southwestern Mediterranean Sea. White, W.T. and R. Fricke 2021 <i>Raja mauritaniensis</i>: a replacement name for <i>Raja africana</i> Capapé, 1977 (Rajiformes: Rajidae), a junior homonym of <i>Raja africana</i> Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae). Zootaxa 4970(2):399-400. (Ref. 124211) FB-LifeCycle-8923 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1994-03-04 00:00:00 2021-06-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=8923&StockCode=9244 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Oviparous (Ref. 3167). Paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-8923 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-12-12 00:00:00 2000-12-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public mauritaniensis http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Found in shelf and slope waters, depending on seasonal lower bottom water temperatures. Feeds on crustaceans and bony fishes. Stehmann, M. and D.L. Bürkel 1984 Rajidae. p. 163-196. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. vol. 1. (Ref. 3167) FB-Size-8923 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1994-03-04 00:00:00 2021-06-30 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8923 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 80.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4426)) Stehmann, M. 1990 Rajidae. p. 29-50. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic. Junta Nacional de Investigaçao Cientifica e Tecnológica, Lisbon, Portugal. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4426) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-8923 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1994-03-04 00:00:00 2021-06-30 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8923 demersal; marine; depth range 50 - 400 m (Ref. 4426) Stehmann, M. 1990 Rajidae. p. 29-50. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic. Junta Nacional de Investigaçao Cientifica e Tecnológica, Lisbon, Portugal. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4426)